He came to be identified as the hero of the counterculture movement of that period and drew comparisons with anti-hero actors from the past like James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. Nicholson then had a great run in mid 1970`s as he got nominated for the Oscars for his performances in Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Last Detail (1974) and Chinatown (1975) and also ended up winning his first Oscar for One Flew over the Cuckoo`s Nest (1976). The film went on to become a blockbuster and catapulted Jack Nicholson into the top rung of actors in Hollywood. He also won his first Oscar nomination for essaying the role of the hard-drinking lawyer George Hanson in the film. The Dennis Hopper film Easy Rider (1968) was Nicholson`s first big break as an actor. During this period, Nicholson also frequently featured in Monte Hellman`s western films Ride in the Whirlwind (1966) and The Shooting (1966). The other notable Corman films that Nicholson featured in were The Raven (1963), The Terror (1963) and The St. In the 1960s, he regularly collaborated with independent film producer and director Roger Corman in films like The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), in which he played a masochistic dental patient. From 1999 to 2000, the actor dated Lara Flynn Boyle.Īfter working as a gofer for the animation division of MGM studios for some years, Nicholson debuted as an actor by playing the protagonist in the low-budget teen-drama The Cry Baby Killer (1958). He also has a daughter (Honey) from his relationship with Danish model Winnie Holzman and two children (Lorraine and Raymond) with actress Rebecca Broussard. Though he hasn`t married again, Nicholson has been involved in a number of relationships over the years, most notably with actress Anjelica Huston, with whom he was involved from 1973 to 1990. Nicholson has only been married once - to Sandra Knight (from 1962 to 1968), with whom he fathered a daughter, Jennifer. He grew up in New Jersey and attended the Manasquan High School. The identity of his biological father is unknown.
Nicholson was born to June Frances Nicholson on 22nd April, 1937 in Neptune City, New Jersey. The actor has also won six Golden Globes and three BAFTA Awards in the course of an illustrious career spanning over six decades.
Nicholson has received Academy Award nominations for acting in every decade from the 1960`s to the 2000`s - a rare distinction he shares with British actor Michael Caine.
Best known for his impeccable portrayal of the rebellious outsider, some of Nicholson`s iconic roles came in 1970`s and 1980`s, courtesy of films like Chinatown (1974), One Flew Over the Cuckoo`s Nest (1975) and The Shining (1980). Apart from these, he has also received 12 Academy Award nominations, which makes him the most nominated male actor in the Academy`s history. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of his generation, Nicholson is a three-time Academy Award winner. John Joseph Nicholson, popularly known as Jack Nicholson, is an American actor.
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